Fish - December 2006

Okay, so i bought a beta fish at the mall today, admittedley without thinking. so i don't have any food for him. YES I KNOW I'M DUMB. i think i can buy fish-food for him tomorow, and the lady i bought him from said that i only need to feed him every other day. but just to be safe, beacuse i don't know if she feed him yesterday, what can i feed him to tide him over?

2006-12-28 09:23:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just set up my new fish tank (10 gal.) and all down the inside walls are these little air bubbles. Is this normal?

2006-12-28 09:11:32 · 9 answers · asked by rhi(09)ler 3

what other tropical fish can i put in a smallish tank with tiger barbs

2006-12-28 08:11:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a betta fish and he is soooooooo cool. he always it at the top, his fins are red(really pretty) and he has spunk. right now his name is sparty, but does anyone have any other ideas? his tank it a office tank. he is really brave and cool.

2006-12-28 07:40:37 · 40 answers · asked by tz 4

2006-12-28 07:11:04 · 11 answers · asked by Stephanie 1

2006-12-28 06:59:00 · 16 answers · asked by Megz 2

I have a lot of hard spot algae, and it showed up about the same time my fish got Ick. How can I keep this from coming back and overtaking my tank again? I've been scraping it off with a metal spatula, but it's still all over my tank furniture....

2006-12-28 06:55:05 · 6 answers · asked by ropintozinmt 2

I just started a new tank and doing further internet research realized I might have gotten some bad advice.

For my 2.5 gallon coldwater (freshwater) tank, the guy at the store recommended that I get two female bettas as he didn't have any good goldfish to sell me that were small enough. He told me they should be fine in that size of tank, and in that temperature of water. I guess time will tell!

My question is about the power filter. Do I need to run it all the time or can I run it intermittenly (I have a gravel bottom) as I read that they prefer still water?

Thank you in advance for your answers!

2006-12-28 06:50:42 · 10 answers · asked by sktchgrl 2

2006-12-28 06:34:02 · 7 answers · asked by Janel G 1

yea wierd i know but i have a small 2 1/2 gallon tank and i can't find my female guppy!

2006-12-28 06:29:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does putting more carbon in an out of tank filter help promote bacterial growth, or does it just take up space.
I don't mean that I don't have any in the filter-I have all of what comes in the filter pack, but I'm wondering if it is a good idea to put another pack of carbon in the same filter?

2006-12-28 06:27:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got two aquababies for Christmas and I was wondering if it would be okay to put them in a small fishbowl? They're like frogs but they have to be taken care of like a fish. I just dont know if they need to be kept in a small container like the one I got them in (about 3x5x5 in. container) or if I could get a bigger bowl so they'd have more room.

Also, they need to have bacteria gravel? What is this and can it be any kind or do I have to buy a certain type?

Thanks!

2006-12-28 05:51:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a needlefish, a red pacu, a tiger oscar, a leporinus, a plecostamus (sp?), and a number of feeder rosies. What are safe live plants that I can add to my tank without hurting my fish, and that won't get destroyed by them?

2006-12-28 05:37:23 · 9 answers · asked by ropintozinmt 2

my betta fish puts his food in his mouth,then makes mouth movements then leaves it there for a while then spits out the soggy fish food. is this normal?

2006-12-28 04:49:52 · 7 answers · asked by Peaches 2

2006-12-28 04:45:09 · 7 answers · asked by Eric Ohio 1

i just got 5 guppies and one of them is pregnant.I would like to find out how long until she would be pregnant so i could go buy the baby tank

2006-12-28 04:11:59 · 3 answers · asked by rain will wash the pain away... 1

i bought a pack of aquirium salt and my brine shrimp tank is getting dirty and i want to clean it but i dont know if i should put all of my brine shrimp in the aquirium because i dont want them to die.

2006-12-28 04:09:17 · 8 answers · asked by niko d 2

on it calcium from the water maybe? Anyways it looks very ugly how do I get it off without hurting the critters? I don't want to take them out and clean it either.

2006-12-28 03:54:58 · 4 answers · asked by fluff_ball 2

My mom and her "Boyfriend" bought fish about 3-ish-4 weeks ago, and some died, bought more fish, more died, about.....18-20 fish have died, mainly from ick. how do you prevent the stupid fish from dieing!!!???

2006-12-28 03:46:51 · 7 answers · asked by Shiloh. 2

I planted my 55 gallon tank with a live plant. I have a 12 inch catfish in there. How much will the plant affect his ammonia and nitrite levels?

2006-12-28 02:29:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sons recieved a 2 gallon tank for xmas with no heater, and a cheesy filter system. It's a decent little starter set up I guess. I keep it about 70 in the house (no lower!) and the water would be about the same. The light also heats it a little. I know quite a bit about fish since I grew up with them, but it's been years since I've kept them.

Would a school of neons or zebras do ok without heat? How about some platys, mollys or swordtails? What about a catfish or alge eater? Any other exotic kinds that could do good in such a small, colder tank? How many would be a good number to keep? I'd rather stay away from goldfish, and I can't have two male betas. I can't have any agressive fish either (ie, barbs, oscars, etc.) since I have 2 sons, and have to have at least 2 fish.

I just need suggestions as to what would be good fish for a cold 2 gallon (non heated but about 70 deg.) tank, besides goldfish and betas.
Thank you in advance for your help!
;o)

2006-12-28 01:57:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been tryng to feed him Hikari baby pellets but i was going to try and give him brine shrimp for a varied diet. Is freeze dried brine shrimp okay for oscars?

2006-12-28 01:40:01 · 9 answers · asked by skigrrrrl 3

2006-12-28 01:36:01 · 14 answers · asked by PAUL K 1

I have a fish tank with a large gold fish and I female betta plus my plecostomus..it's been 2 years since I have this fish tank (10 Gall) and never a problem ..Now I noticed that my plecostomus is laying in the bottom everytime he tried to get stuck in the walls he can't seems like he's trying hard and his tail is looking whiter ...I wonder why is that???I'm concerned that soon may died.. Can I buy some medicine for that or can I put him in a another fish tank ( a little one ) just until he looks better.
can you help me!!! thanks and Happy new year to all..

2006-12-28 01:35:11 · 8 answers · asked by CAJA 2

do fish sleep and if they do how can you tell

2006-12-28 01:35:08 · 4 answers · asked by bcky69 1

2006-12-28 00:58:28 · 14 answers · asked by :) 2

I have a large black and white mollie and the scales behind her fins are standing straight up. I have never seen this before and she's not acting funny and she's swimming just fine. I'm curious if this is a disease and if so what can i get for it?

2006-12-28 00:33:55 · 2 answers · asked by ♥ purrlvr ♥ 6

and isn't eating. He's darting about so fast in random directions. I have 5 fish in the tank and none of the others seem this active! The hyperactive fish s also ignoring feeding imes.. has my fish gone insane or is there a rational explanation?

2006-12-27 21:46:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please tell me what I am doing wrong. Since putting fishes inside (a total of 4 big gold fishes + 2 scavengers) I am only giving food twice daily in the morning and evening.

Pump is working well, lights are working well. Cleaning tank is not a problem but the tank is quite big (approx. 500 Ltr) hence it is quite a work which I don't want to do unless I know what is the problem.

Can anybody suggest how can I get this fixed?

2006-12-27 21:11:50 · 15 answers · asked by GS 3

Im currently treating my entire tank for ick with meds. one fantail has it worse then the others. this fish is now covered with red blotches and has a very stringy tail. I have 3 fantails should i seperate the worse fish and is he going to live.

2006-12-27 20:50:02 · 4 answers · asked by Janessa R 1